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山田無文 YAMADA MUMON Myoshi-ji temple monk priest Japanese art Zen Shikishi paper board for Tea ceremony / 松樹千年翠 Shoju Sennenno Midori V516

Artist details:
1900~1988. Yamada Mumon was a Rinzai school roshi, calligrapher, and former abbot of Shofuku-ji in Kobe, Japan. Mumon was also the former head of the Myoshin-ji branch of the Rinzai school of Japan. His most prominent student (and Dharma heir) is Harada Shodo of Sogen-ji, an influential master in both Japan and the United States.

Upper right seal: 無一物 Muichimotsu
Seal: 峩々山人 Gagasanjin 太室道者 Taishitsu doja

松樹千年翠 Shoju Sennenno Midori
松 means pine tree 樹 means leaves 千年 means thousand years 翠 means green.
In short, Pine tree is hard to spot like colorful flowers but pine tree endures things like hard rain, hard wind for many years and always keep green. This is buddhist Zen words, in other words, it tells us not to lose essential things.

Size : 9.5" W x 10.7" H / 24.2cm x 27.3cm

Material : Paper
Technique : Hand painted
Weight : 50g

Condition

Antique items have originally crease, stain, damage, and more. I would like you to refer to the listing photos, but please understand that it's difficult to show all conditions by the photos. Special notes: STAIN.

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